Don't Drink Bees

It was nearing midnight on Halloween
I could barely see by flashlight beam
The candy in my pail neared top
I thought to myself, "Just one more stop."

The next house along the road
Seemed a completely normal abode
If I had only known before
What laid behind that heavy door

Perhaps I would have turned around
Perhaps it would have stayed underground
Deep in the basement, beneath concrete
But, no, I knocked and roused the beast

A few more kids had joined my quest
A few more kids had joined a mess!

I struck my fist against the door
It was then that we heard a roar
A gust of wind knocked me inside
With the other kids; we tried to hide

The room we were in was very dark
Someone lit a match, it sparked
Illuminating three glowing eyes
And a tooth-filled mouth opened-wide

One of us let out a yell
And wondered if we had entered hell
To the right a witch was cackling loud
To the left, rotting zombies in a crowd

Behind us vampire bats with fangs
And before us still the three-eyed man
We were surrounded by the freaks
We heard a sound of thump, boom, creak

We wondered what could happen next
And then we heard heavy footsteps
The creatures all jumped back at once
And then I felt like such a dunce

As all the creatures called out "Dad!"
"You came home early! That's kind of bad."
I realized this new guy, he looked human
The father said "Now, kids, stop foolin'"

"You're too old to trick or treat
You're supposed to hand out stuff to eat
He said to us, "I must apologize"
My children's behavior stupefies"

"That's ok" I rose and tried
To regain my injured pride
I wiped the tears from my eyes
While my bones rattled inside

We started to make our retreat
He tossed us each a tasty sweet
We tried to give a "thank you" smile
But it's hard in a spooky domicile

We ran away down the stone sidewalk
And I never, ever wanted to stop
Until I was safe and sound in bed
But, oh no! I forgot my head!

I'd taken off my heavy mask
When my focus had been the task
Of finding a way to escape that room
Now I had to retrieve the costume

I crept back to the door and paused
Remembering that creature's claws
And as I stood scared there that way
I heard the adult human say

"You're lucky I was able to trick
Those foolish, trespassing kids
You almost blew the family's cover
What would I tell your mother?

"You have to know how difficult
It is to hide we're in the occult"
I didn't need to hear any more
I ran fast and left my mask
Behind the spooky, wooden door.